The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is at the endangered of extinction and as a conservation strategy we have the ex situ management that aims to maintain a genetic and demographic bank of this species, ...

Brazil is the richest country of species for the Psittacidae family; however, due to the
fragmentation and degradation of natural landscapes, coupled with illegal traffic, several
species of this family present themselves ...

One of the most effective ways to preserve biodiversity in situ is through the creation of protected areas. The expansion of the network of protected areas is crucial for efforts to conserve biodiversity to be optimized ...

The yellow-chinned spinetail is a Furnariid that, as many other neotropical species, has few aspects of its biology fully studied. It’s been a known host for the stripped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) for years. However, this ...

The Cerrado, synonym of resistance and resilience, is losing abruptly space in our society where economic interests “speaks louder”. Even knowing of their enormous biodiversity, of endemic species, importance in relation ...

The black lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysopygus is an endangered primate species, restricted to fragments of the Atlantic Forest in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Information on microbiology, epidemiology and pathogens ...

One of the goals of the critical Environmental Education (EE) is to stimulate the reflection process allied to citizenship principles through transformative learning, within the educational dimensions of knowledge, values ...

Ethology has played an important role in the conservation of fauna in the recent years. Nowadays, behavioral studies help in situ and ex situ conservation actions, becoming an essential tool for reproduction and reintroduction ...

By being actively embedded in the dynamics of forests, bats perform a range of ecosystem services, making the group key to ecological, agricultural and economic interests. Due to the structure of a forest influencing the ...

Coragyps atratus is a vulture belonging to the Cathartidae family.
Its geographic distribution covers the whole American continent and is especially abundant in areas of cities and farms, avoiding regions with dense ...

Globally, crimes against the environment have been growing at an alarming rate, only trafficking and illegal trade in plants and animals has moved around $ 7- $ 23 billion in 2016. Along with other pressures such as habitat ...

The Atlantic Forest is one of the richest centers of global biodiversity and also the most threatened. Despite this, have an expressive biodiversity, with high rates of endemism, related to a variety of microhabitats. The ...

The fragmentation of the habitat mainly through anthropic causes may infer the genetic variability of species, specially over isolated populations in small fragments, leading to the reduction in population size, and spreading ...

For any action in fauna’s conservation it is necessary to have the previous
knowledge of the species in order to adopt the best intervention strategies and
to optimize the process. This way, even though the Southern Brown ...

The participatory culture and the collaborative content creation in social networks have turned memes into elements of communicative expression that are widespread today. This popular phenomenon that transits between the ...

Wildlife distribution is driven by a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that limit species to habitats with the adequate resources and conditions to maintain their survival. The selection of specific habitats by ...

Among species of polygamous mammal it is expected that almost all males will disperse, acting as the main responsible for the connectivity between populations; on the other hand, females will show greater tendency to ...

Infrared thermography is a noninvasive diagnostic imaging method that does not require animal restraint. This tool provides instant images, in real time, even at great distances, being very advantageous for wild animals. ...

Marginal lagoons are considered an integral part of lotic systems, interacting with rivers through the exchange of water, nutrients and living organisms. They play an important role in the maintenance of biodiversity, ...